By Justin Schwarze
The one-day phase of the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association lower grades continued over the weekend as teams look to secure results at the business end of the season.
Tooradin’s Shane Tongue continued his dominance with the bat in A Grade, posting an unbeaten 74 to back up his ton from last week.
Tongue now sits in second in the competition for total runs, just three shy of teammate Luke Adams.
Tongue’s innings, partnered with 67 from Aaron Avery, helped second place Tooradin take down third place Kooweerup by just 14 runs.
Half centuries from Trent Wheller and Ryan Little ensured Cardinia stayed on top of the table, as they grabbed victory over Pakenham.
A stylish 56 from CCCA President Ben Knowles wasn’t enough for Clyde as Cranbourne Meadows walked away 45 run victors.
At Tony Way Reserve, Zach Bates’ 52 steered Devon Meadows past 63 from Pawan Thind and Merinda Park.
B Grade saw a batting masterclass in the matchup of Clyde and Nar Nar Goon-Maryknoll.
Steven Russell brought up 79 for the Cougars, which was supported by a half century from Michael Warner, but they were both outshined by a wonderful 93 not out from Madhu Gedara, which ultimately lifted Nar Nar Goon-Maryknoll over the line.
Three wickets each from Matt Zisos and Jonathon Rewell guided Pakenham Upper Toomuc to victory over Tooradin.
Emerald handled business against Pakenham thanks to 67 runs off 48 balls from Jacob Carroll.
A brilliant spell of 5/19 from Dan Irvine decimated Upper Beaconsfield’s batting order, allowing Officer to grab a 75-run win.
In C Grade, Officer got the job done against Cardinia due to 56 from Emmanuel Megee.
Harsha Munasinghe made a knock of 63 for Melbourne Sixers, but Carlisle Park was able to chase down the target of 165.
Kerala Strikers’ successfully defended 241 against Merinda Park, despite 65 from Craig Robertson.
Kynen Dore-Wilson came up big for Kooweerup, taking 4/21 in the Demons’ narrow win over Devon Meadows.
Action in D Grade was highlighted by Officer upsetting second place Pakenham Upper Toomuc.
Officer, who currently sits second bottom in the table, recorded their second win by holding the Yabbies to just 97 runs.
Elsewhere, top of the table Pakenham cruised to an eight-wicket victory against Kooweerup.
Nar Nar Goon-Maryknoll’s successful run chase against Kerala Strikers was led by 62 from Bryan Woodley and a massive 97 not out from Daniel Rodger.
Andrew Ferrier had a day out for Emerald, smashing an unbeaten 126 from 94 balls, including 14 fours en route to his side’s victory over Merinda Park.
A hard-fought 54 from Sohan Weerawardhane paired with a four-wicket haul from Krishmin Roshen was enough for Melbourne Strikers to defeat Officer in E Grade.
Andrew Myers notched 58 in Carlisle Park’s win against Pakenham Upper Toomuc.
Two unbeaten half centuries from Peter O’Brien and Jason Brzezowski saw Devon Meadows coast to take down Pakenham, in the 500th game for Panthers legend Lincoln Hepburn..
Cardinia got the chocolates against Clyde, winning in six-wicket fashion.
CCCA LOWER GRADES – 50S AND THREE FA’S
BATTING
Andrew Ferrier Emerald D 126*
Daniel Rodger NNG/Maryknoll D 97*
Madhu Gedara NNG/Maryknoll B 93*
Fill-In Kerala Strikers C 81*
Steven Russell Clyde B 79
Shaun Tongue Tooradin A 74*
Rob Maskiell Kooweerup A 72*
Lochlan Gillespie Merinda Park D 69
Jason Brzezowski Devon Meadows E 69*
Aaron Avery Tooradin A 67
Jacob Carroll Emerald B 67
Craig Robertson Merinda Park C 65
Mitchell Varty Pakenham A 64*
Pawan Thind Merinda Park A 63*
Harsha Munasinghe Melbourne Sixers C 63
Jye Shaw-Remy Cardinia C 63
Brian Woodley NNG/Maryknoll D 62
Peter O’Brien Devon Meadows E 62*
Trent Wheller Cardinia A 60
Andrew Myers Carlisle Park E 58
Ben Knowles Clyde A 56
Emmanuel Megee Officer C 56
Qasim Ali NNG/Maryknoll B 54*
Sohan Weerawardhane Melbourne Sixers E 54
Zac Bates Devon Meadows A 52
Ryan Little Cardinia A 50
Michael Warner Clyde B 50*
BOWLING
Dan Irvine Officer B 5/19
Krishmin Roshen Melbourne Sixers E 4/17
Kynen Dore-Wilson Kooweerup C 4/21
Sean Chamberlain Officer Green E 4/24
Gurwinder Sandhu NNG/Maryknoll D 4/38
Tom Ferrier Emerald D 3/1
Matthew Zisos PUT B 3/5
David Auld Pakenham D 3/7
David Rea Officer Green E 3/12
Jonathon Rewell PUT B 3/15
Addison Tucker PUT D 3/18
Dan Evans Pakenham A 3/19
Nicholas Closter Emerald D 3/24
Craig Dodsworth Clyde E 3/24
Amarpreet Singh Cranbourne Meadows A 3/26
Ajeesh Kaithamattam Kerala Strikers C 3/26
Ky Cosgriff Devon Meadows C 3/27
Robi Nooy Cardinia C 3/27
Sebastian Mueller-Schmuki Emerald B 3/28
Gerrad Gilmour Kooweerup C 3/29
Abhijit Kohir Mohan Carlisle Park E 3/29
Harrison Closter Emerald B 3/31
Kye Prior Carlisle Park C 3/36
Seamus Hill NNG/Maryknoll D 3/40
